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Smith a late arrival to 'ERA Club'

4/13/14: Will Smith stikes out Pedro Alvarez swinging to end the game and pick up the save in the Brewers' 4-1 win over the Pirates

By Adam McCalvy
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MLB.com |

ST. LOUIS -- "Welcome to the ERA club," Jim Henderson said Wednesday, referring to fellow Brewers reliever Will Smith.

Smith, a left-hander acquired from the Royals last winter, was charged with his first run of the season on Tuesday in his 15th Brewers appearance. Allen Craig's RBI triple off Smith tied the Brewers-Cardinals game in the seventh inning, but the Brewers went on to win in the 11th.

It left Francisco Rodriguez, who has a 0.00 ERA through his first 16 appearances, as the only Brewers reliever yet to surrender a run.

"I never thought I would get through the season without giving up a run," Smith said with a shrug. "My job when that happens is to get people out and try not to give up [more] runs."